Archive ::: Press release 5

Virgin Trains 3 July 2000
Virgin East Coast Mainline bid

2000-07-03 VIR-001 1

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 14 February 2001
Railtrack cost increase forces East Coast Main Line review

2001-02-14 SRA-001 2

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 2 March 2001
SRA approves ECML costs and announces Strategic Agenda approval

2001-03-02 SRA-001 3

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 2 April 2001
East Coast Main Line - Joint Venture

2001-04-02 SRA-003 4

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 18 July 2001
East Coast decision - Government must clarify rail policy say train companies.

2001-07-18 ATO-001 5

Archive ::: Press release 3

Strategic Rail Authority 16 January 2002
Two-year GNER extension agreed - £100m private sector investment committed

2002-01-16 SRA-001 6

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 29 January 2004
Bids invited for East Coast franchise

2004-01-29 SRA-001 7

Archive ::: Press release 2

Midland Mainline 13 April 2004
Interim station

2004-04-13 MML-001 8

Archive ::: Press release 2

GNER 7 May 2004
Shortlist for new GNER rail franchise

2004-05-07 GNE-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 7 May 2004
Four pre-qualify for InterCity East Coast Franchise

2004-05-07 SRA-001 10

Archive ::: Press release 5

GNER 6 October 2004
GNER – ready, willing & best able

2004-10-04 GNE-001 11

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 6 October 2004
Detailed bids invited for new InterCity East Coast franchise

2004-10-06 SRA-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 27 October 2004
New service proposals to introduce high speed trains from Sunderland and the Durham coast to London and improved Cross-Pennine services for the Calder Valley

2004-10-27 GCR-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 22 March 2005
GNER signs new East Coast franchise

2005-03-22 GNE-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 22 March 2005
GNER signs new 10 year franchise

2005-03-22 SEC-001 15

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 22 March 2005
Biggest deal in European rail history marks East Coast franchise announcement

2005-03-22 SRA-001 16

Archive ::: Press release 5

GNER 24 January 2006
Unique funding deal for GNER improvements

2006-01-24 GNE-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 27 January 2006
GNER statement on proposal by Office of Rail Regulation

2006-01-27 GNE-001 18

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 23 March 2006
Statement on rejection of extra services

2006-03-23 GNE-001 19

Archive ::: Statement

Office of Rail Regulation 23 March 2006
Office of Rail Regulation’s decision on applications for Track Access Rights necessary to operate additional passenger services on the East Coast Main Line

2006-03-23 ORR-002 20

Archive ::: Press release 3

GNER 22 May 2006
GNER takes Office of Rail Regulation to court

2006-05-22 GNE-001 21

Archive ::: Press release 5

GB Railfreight 26 May 2006
GBRf enters coal market

2006-05-26 GBR-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 27 July 2006
GNER disappointed by ruling in Judicial Review against the Office of Rail Regulation

2006-07-27 GNE-001 23

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 27 July 2006
GNER disappointed by ruling in Judicial Review against the Office of Rail Regulation

2006-07-27 SEC-001 24

Archive ::: Press release 4

GB Railfreight 18 October 2006
GB Railfreight signs Drax deal

2006-10-18 GBR-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 Dec 2006 00:00
Competition commences for operator of Intercity East Coast franchise

2006-12-15 DfT-001 26

Archive ::: Press release 2

Sea Containers 15 December 2006
GNER enters into new management agreement with Department for Transport to operate Intercity East Coast Mainline

2006-12-15 SEC-001 27

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 Feb 2007 09:50
Stock Exchange statement - Department for Transport announces pre-qualified bidders for Intercity East Coast franchise

2007-02-20 DfT-001 28

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 8 Mar 2007 09:30
New trains programme begins

2007-03-08 DfT-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

Stagecoach Group 6 April 2007
Virgin and Stagecoach team up with GNER for East Coast Rail bid

2007-04-06 STG-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

National Express Group plc 06 Jun 2007
NX submits bid for Inter City East Coast Franchise

2007-06-06 NXG-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 28 June 2007
GNER welcomes progress on East Coast rail route strategy

2007-06-28 GNE-001 32

Archive ::: Press release 4

GNER 14 August 2007
New East Coast rail franchise: GNER statement

2007-08-14 GNE-001 33

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 14 August 2007
Sea Containers disappointed by government decision on East Coast rail line

2007-08-14 SEC-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 Aug 2007 07:01
Department for Transport announces shortlist for Intercity Express Programme

2007-08-16 DfT-001 35

Archive ::: Press release 4

National Express Group 1 July 2009
National Express Group PLC Pre Close Statement

2009-07-01 NXG-002 36

Archive ::: Press release 3

Amey 4 July 2014
Keolis and Amey partnership wins Docklands Light Railway franchise

2009-07-04 AME-001 37

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 Nov 2009 15:46
East Coast Main Line company pledges to improve services and invest for the future

2009-11-13 DfT-001 38

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 13 November 2009
East Coast Main Line company pledges to improve services and invest for the future

2009-11-13 EAS-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

National Express Group 13 November 2009
A statement from the National Express Group - East Coast franchise handover

2009-11-13 NXG-001 40

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department for Transport 1 Dec 2009 10:03
New hourly train to help reunite Cumbrian community

2009-12-01 DfT-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 Jan 2010 09:25
Faster, more frequent journeys for East Coast Main Line

2010-01-21 DfT-001 42

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 17 June 2010
Rail franchising

2010-06-17 DfT-001 43

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 4 November 2010
Directly Operated Railways publishes first annual report

2010-11-04 EAS-001 44

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 5 August 2011
New franchising programme

2011-08-05 DfT-001 45

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 19 September 2011
DOR publishes second annual report and financial results

2011-09-19 EAS-001 46

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 20 October 2011
Directly Operated Railways chairman

2011-10-20 EAS-001 47

Archive ::: Press release

Transport Scotland 21 June 2012
Rail improvements on track for the North

2012-06-21 TSC-001 48

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 June 2012 10:00
InterCity East Coast franchise consultation launched

2012-06-26 DfT-001 49

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 July 2012
£4.5 billion investment in new trains creates new jobs

2012-07-25 DfT-001 50

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 March 2013 07:00
Fresh start for franchising

2013-03-26 DfT-001 51

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 26 March 2013
Rail franchising

2013-03-26 DfT-002 52

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 26 March 2013
East Coast franchise: statement for publication or broadcast

2013-03-26 EAS-001 53

Archive ::: Press release 2

Rail Delivery Group 26 Mar 2013
Government announcement on franchising will help to restore rail industry confidence, say rail leaders

2013-03-26 RDG-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

Stagecoach Group 26 Mar 2013
Rail franchising

2013-03-26 STG-001 55

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 8 October 2013
Directly Operated Railways publishes financial results for 2012/13

2013-10-08 EAS-001 56

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 25 October 2013
Intercity East Coast franchise competition

2013-10-25 DfT-001 57

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 October 2013
Transforming rail travel on the East Coast

2013-10-25 DfT-002 58

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 January 2014
Shortlist for new InterCity East Coast rail services

2014-01-17 DfT-001 59

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 17 January 2014
Rail franchising: InterCity East Coast

2014-01-17 DfT-002 60

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 24 March 2014
Rail franchise: Intercity East Coast

2014-03-24 DfT-001 61

Archive ::: Press release

TSSA 7 April 2014
Rail unions seek Judicial Review over East Coast franchise

2014-04-07 TSS-001 62

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 19 June 2014
London and Continental Railways

2014-06-19 DfT-003 63

Archive ::: Press release

Directly Operated Railways 9 September 2014
Directly Operated Railways publishes financial results for 2013/14

2014-09-09 DOR-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 9 September 2014
Directly Operated Railways publishes financial results for 2013/14

2014-09-09 EAS-001 65

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 9 September 2014
RDG comments following publication of latest DOR financials

2014-09-09 RDG-001 66

Archive ::: Press release

HM Treasury 13 October 2014
Expressions of interest sought for UK holding in Eurostar

2014-10-13 HMT-001 67

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 November 2014
More seats, more services and new trains for East Coast passengers

2014-11-27 DfT-001 68

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 27 November 2014
Rail franchising 27 November 2014

2014-11-27 DfT-002 69

Archive ::: Press release

Directly Operated Railways 27 November 2014
Statement from DOR regarding new East Coast franchise

2014-11-27 DOR-001 70

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup 27 November 2014
Intercity East Coast franchise competition

2014-11-27 FIR-001 71

Archive ::: Press release

Inter City Railways 27 November 2014
Stagecoach-Virgin company awarded Intercity East Coast rail franchise

2014-11-27 ICR-001 72

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 December 2014
New East Coast Mainline franchise confirmed

2014-12-10 DfT-001 73

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 10 December 2014
Rail franchising: InterCity East Coast

2014-12-10 DfT-002 74

Archive ::: Press release

Competition and Markets Authority 6 February 2015
Stagecoach/Virgin consortium given chance to resolve limited competition concerns arising from the East Coast rail franchise award

2015-02-06 COM-001 75

Archive ::: Press release

Stagecoach Group and Virgin Rail Group 12 February 2015
Stagecoach and Virgin announce senior management team for Virgin Trains East Coast

2015-02-12 STG-001 76

Archive ::: Press release

HM Treasury 19 February 2015
Prime Minister announces long term economic plan for the East of England

2015-02-19 HMT-001 77

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 2 March 2015
New East Coast franchise starts

2015-03-02 DfT-001 78

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains East Coast 2 March 2015 12.34
Virgin Trains East Coast launches Customers and Communities Fund

2015-03-02 VTE-001 79

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup 10 March 2015
New London-Edinburgh rail plans revealed

2015-03-10 FIR-001 80

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department for Transport 17 August 2015
Government starts sale of its investment in King’s Cross Central development

2015-08-17 DfT-001 81

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains East Coast 25 September 2015 : 14.39
Virgin Trains to launch new service from Sunderland

2015-09-25 VTE-001 82

Archive ::: Press release 5

East Midlands Trains 30 September 2015
East Midlands Trains respond to today's announcement by the Department for Transport regarding the Midland Mainline electrification scheme

2015-09-30 EMT-001 83

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 24 November 2015
Reform of the rail franchising programme

2015-11-24 NAO-001 84

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Boost to rail services in Scotland as UK government awards next TransPennine Express franchise

2015-12-09 DfT-003 85

Archive ::: Press release

Stagecoach Group 12 May 2016
ORR decision on applications for access to East Coast Main Line

2016-05-12 STG-001 86

Archive ::: Press release 3

Rail Delivery Group 15 November 2016
RDG responds to HS2 route announcement

2016-11-15 RDG-001 87

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 November 2017
Strategic vision for rail

2017-11-29 DfT-004 88

Archive ::: Oral statement 2

Department for Transport 29 November 2017
Rail update, 29 November 2017

2017-11-29 DfT-005 89

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 5 February 2018
Update on the East Coast, West Coast and East Midlands rail franchises

2018-02-05 DfT-002 90

Archive ::: Press release 6

Stagecoach Group 5 February 2018
Rail franchising update

2018-02-05 STG-001 91

Archive ::: Press release 8

Department for Transport 15 February 2018
Future railways: £3.6 million invested in rail improvements

2018-02-15 DfT-001 92

Archive ::: Announcement

Stagecoach Group 2 May 2019
Rail franchise update

2019-05-02 STG-001 93

Archive ::: Speech (full) 2

Department for Transport 15 July 2019
Williams Rail Review: an update on progress

2019-07-15 DfT-001 94

Archive ::: Press release 2

TSSA 15 November 2019
Tory plan to reverse Beeching – parody and sham says Cortes

2019-11-15 TSS-001 95